Return of the Jedi - The Emperor. This figure was first offered as a send away offer on the American Return Of The Jedi 65C and the Canadian Return Of The Jedi 65B card backs before becoming available at retail on the Return Of The Jedi 77 back card. Before he was known as Darth Sidious, our boy went by simply The Emperor. What many people don't realize though, is that this guy, who was once a simple senator known as Palpatine, had his motivations clearly spelled out to the [soon-to-be] Star Wars Generation before any of the films were even released. As a matter of fact, Sci-Fi fans who picked up the Star Wars: From The Adventures Of Luke Skywalker novel written by George Lucas in 1976, were privy to the underlining plot of The Phantom Menace months before A New Hope was released. The book had a small prologue called The Journal Of The Whills, which for the most part is all about pug ugly here. Facts are kooky.